(JTA) — The prize dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” will be going to Barbra Streisand later this year, in a return to its tradition of honoring Jewish celebrities for their lifetime of achievements. The iconic actor and singer is getting the Genesis...

Jews and their digestive problems are the subject of countless bad standup comedy routines, but a recent study may have identified exactly why so many Jews are afflicted. For years, scientists have known that people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent...

(JTA) — Actor Steve Guttenberg has had the kind of career that put him in touch with nearly every trend in Hollywood. There were prestige films like “Diner” and “Cocoon” and the lighter but wildly successful fare like the first four movies in...

Dana Bash, the CNN reporter who grew up going to Jewish summer camp and hosted a show last year about antisemitism, will take over as anchor of the network’s flagship political program. In a statement released Wednesday, the cable news channel...

Jerry Springer, the ex-mayor of Cincinnati who gained a national profile with his eponymous, fight-filled TV talk show, has died at 79 after a “brief illness,” according to TMZ. Springer was born in the underground Highgate train...

(JTA) — A new drama on Netflix centered on a haredi Orthodox family that runs a business in Antwerp’s famed diamond district hit the platform on Friday and is drawing comparisons to the hit Israeli series “Shtisel.” “Rough Diamonds,” a...

Spoilers for all seasons of The Mandalorian lie ahead. This season of The Mandalorian started with a journey to a space mikveh and ended with a rekindling of the temple menorah. OK, the show’s creators call the mikveh “the Living Waters”...

Mazel, Mazel, Mazel! This past Friday, Jewish St. Louis native and Bravo TV star Andy Cohen was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame located in the Loop area of University City along Delmar. The ceremony honoring Cohen took place outside the Moonrise...

(JTA) — In a move that shocked many, Fox News announced on Monday that it had “parted ways” with Tucker Carlson, the network’s most-watched host, whose on-air embrace of white nationalist conspiracy theories had defined its editorial voice since...

Memory loss. Difficulty breathing. Impaired vision. Rapid heart rate. Nausea. Those are just a few medical issues faced by older adults — after taking medication. These side effects are all too common if two or more medications interact with each other...

Over the course of the past week on tour in Japan, Bob Dylan has performed a version of the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’” and attempted their song “Brokedown Palace” several times, along with a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away,” which...

(JTA) — Living in Brooklyn, surrounded by synagogues and Jewish schools, Rachel Weinstein White and her husband hoped to find a place where their children could receive a Jewish education for a few hours each week. But they knew they didn’t want...